Apache OpenOffice does indeed have a perfectly functional spell checker. And, of course, we are aware of the problems for some users/systems with the spell checker on upgrades. We have recently had a patch submitted and tested to correct this problem. See the following BZ entry:
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126762 Hopefully, when 4.2 is released, the problem will be solved. On 03/13/2016 11:04 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: > Darren, > > OpenOffice has a long, long history. Not as long as you > or me or many others here have been programming. I think > you might be surprised at the number of decades of some > of the generous contributors to AOO. > > If you have the relevant C++ experience, the source code > and build instructions are available. > > Patches welcome! > > Regards, Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 13, 2016, at 6:40 AM, Darren Myers >> <myers_dar...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Max >> >> I am a developer in BMC / People soft applications, 32 >> years and 4 months overall experience.. >> >> I shouldn't have to delete a profile and re-create it >> and go through that pain in order to get the most basic >> function working. Open office need to fix this MAJOR >> problem. It was an issue for users in 4.1.1 and still >> in 4.1.2 >> >> However it really doesn't matter now, I simply opened >> my MS doc up online and MICROSOFT! allows you to edit >> and SPELL CHECK. Lets be honest and truthful here, Open >> office is inferior, and by all accounts the worst >> freeware I have ever installed or used. >> >> >> >>> Subject: Re: Open Office Writer UTTER , UTTER Rubbish >>> (or not) To: d...@openoffice.apache.org; >>> users@openoffice.apache.org; >>> myers_dar...@hotmail.com From: max.merb...@gmx.de >>> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:27:50 +0100 >>> >>> Hello Darren, >>> >>> of course it's got a spell check. And the spell check >>> works. I've been using OpenOffice for years and I >>> never had that problem. If something on OpenOffice >>> doesn't work, delete the folder "OpenOffice" in >>> [user]/appdata/roaming and restart OpenOffice. No >>> need to be rude, by the way. (and I've been a >>> computer user for 28 years and I can't count how many >>> times I've seen users blaming the software for their >>> own mistake when something didn't work as desired) >>> >>> Max >>> >>> >>> >>>> Am 13.03.2016 um 14:14 schrieb Darren Myers: Hello >>>> >>>> Can someone please pass this comment on to the >>>> relevant incompetent developer who created >>>> openoffice writer.. >>>> >>>> It has the a really obvious problem with the >>>> program... >>>> >>>> IT HAS NO BLOODY SPELL CHECK!!!!! >>>> >>>> Seriously I ask you this, what IDIOT created a doc >>>> writer without the most fundamental function???? >>>> >>>> Even when installing 4.1.2 it says its selected , >>>> however NO, it just doesn't work.. >>>> >>>> I will be pulling my donations and putting money >>>> into Microsoft, where things DO work!! albeit I >>>> will have to pay. >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: > dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- -------------------------------------------- MzK "Time spent with cats is never wasted." -- Sigmund Freud --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
